Barkley had another brilliant game, scoring twice, assisting another and Lukaku’s two goals showed why he is being linked with the top clubs in Europe.
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Rudy Gestede is sure Aston Villa will improve under new boss Remi Garde and insists the squad has the belief to avoid relegation.
But Garde denied that his players were letting the club down, saying: “We have a lot of work to do and we will do it. We are at a big club at Aston Villa”. It was not a question of letting it down.
Villa didn’t look capable of breaking down the host’s defence, while Everton’s attacking players weren’t giving up on getting even more luck out of Villa’s shaky defence. They are well balanced and have known each other for a long time.
And between now and then, Martinez’s men are scheduled to play 19 Barclays Premier League matches – beginning with this weekend’s home clash with Aston Villa – as well as ties in the Capital One Cup and FA Cup.
“I knew that the task and the mission was very hard but nobody will let it down”, said the Frenchman.
According to OptaJoe, Lukaku is only the fifth player in Premier League history to score fifty goals in England by age 23. We didn’t start well but there are still plenty of games to play and plenty of points to take.
But Grealish has struggled for consistency this season and was an unused substitute in Garde’s first game against Manchester City.
However, since arriving at Villa Park, Traoré has made just four Premier League appearances this campaign – all of them coming off the bench. We were better in the second half. “I think that’s the theme of this period – from now until the next worldwide break, that is exactly the answer we need to find”.
Lukaku notched his second just before the hour to complete Villa’s heaviest defeat of a miserable season and leave them five points from safety.
Garde said: “I don’t see players who don’t care about the situation or didn’t believe in themselves”.
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‘I have to instil more confidence by offering a different approach, different words, because the previous one I didn’t give points, or you know.
